Goes Great With

Description

Big, Sunny Blooms on Shorter, Easy-to-Manage Stems

Are you ready to enjoy a bevy of big, beautiful sunflower blooms without the extra-tall stems that keep them just out of arm's reach? Happy Days is a new variety that combines those magnificent, sunshiny yellow flowers with more petite stems—reaching only 24" tall—to produce a sunflower that fits right into your borders and cutting garden. Butterfies love their sweet nectar and will gather in your garden to partake! Helianthus

Details

Botanical NameHelianthus 'Happy Days'

FormPerennial

Hardiness Zone6, 7, 8, 9

Flowering TimeMidsummer to early fall

Light RequirementsFull Sun

Flower ColorGolden yellow

Flower Form3-4" daisy like petals with an anemone-like center

Foliage TypeOval leaves with light serrated edges

Growth RateMedium

Height/Habit24 inches

Spread12 - 18 inches

Planting InstructionsTop of plant should be planted on soil level and 12-18" apart

Soil RequirementsWell drained

Will TolerateAcidic Soil, Clay Soil, Loamy Soil, Sandy Soil

PruningNot needed

Plant Calculator

How Many Plants Do I Need?

Determine the amount of square feet in the area to be planted. Use the calculator below or enter square feet.

Length
ft

X

Width
ft

=

Square Feet
ft

Enter plant spacing

Inches

Plants Required:

Shipping

Upon placing your order you will receive an email confirmation with the details of your order and a shipping estimate. You will also receive an email notification when your order actually ships with an updated arrival estimate. If you have ordered multiple items, you may receive them in more than one shipment. We will send you a separate email confirming each shipment.

At any time after you place your order you can check your order status on our website using your email or the account number found in your order confirmation email.

The type of product you order or the weather in our area or your area may affect the anticipated shipping schedule below.

Based on the contents of your order we always strive to ship your order complete, and as early as possible in the planting season to allow for the best root development once planted.

To promote optimum stress protection in transit and your success in the garden, bareroot perennials are kept in the ground in our nurseries until fully dormant. In the Fall these plants tend to arrive at the later end of the shipping window above.

In all cases, we choose the fastest, most efficient way to delivery your orders via the USPS or FedEx. Large orders may be shipped in more than one package.

Bulb and perennial shipments direct from Holland are harvested in July and August dependent on the season and crop. Once fully inspected and packaged they are shipped direct to you in the most efficient manner to follow the dates above.

Tips & Growing Instructions

What our customers are saying...

I am glad I looked into Breck's. It took a while to choose my 1st ever purchase, but I found exactly the products and colors I wanted. With 200 years and 100% guarantee..Breck's will be a mainstay. July '18

Breck's sells quality plants and flowers at a great price and give no hassle backing up the guarantee. Would recommend them without hesitation. July '18

I have had really good luck with all the bulbs that I've gotten from Breck's over that last 20-30 years. Beautiful colors, healthy, big bulbs!
July '18

I have been ordering from Breck's for 38 yrs and continue to do so. Love your products and look forward to your catalogs every year. I always recommend your products to everyone.
July '18

We ordered multiple items to be delivered in the Fall of 2017. My 5 yr. old granddaughter and I planted everything, and she really enjoyed the experience. She was very excited every time a new bulb was about to bloom. July '18